The Sacramento Police Department is investigating the shooting death of a 19-year-old female.

On Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at 12:51 pm, officers responded to Power Inn Road and Ramada Ave on a woman who had been shot. The Fire Department responded and declared the victim deceased at the scene.

The Sacramento Police Department's Homicide detectives and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene. Based on the investigation thus far, it appears the victim was meeting with her friends when she shot herself.  At this time detectives are still trying to determine the facts and circumstances that led up to the self-inflicted gunshot wound.